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Azel said:
You can recover arrows and in case of metal arrows the tips, but those might degrade in quality.

Fletching is indeed something you learned as part of your archery training and every recovered tip is magically turned into a new arrow during a day of downtime.

Though if you guys want to regularly use different arrows, you would need a second quiver, which is another point of encumbrance.
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That's fine, honestly. Given the luck we seem to have in our encounters I'd rather have the additional weaponry available to us.
 
I was just thinking about the synergy fletching can have with alchemy. The simplest would be to coat reasonably cheap arrows with curare, but I certainly could think of the usefulness of fire and smoke arrows.

Or perhaps some sort of smoke, teargas or knock out grenade. You know, a little clay vessel filled with an alchemical compound.
 
EWilanO said:
I was just thinking about the synergy fletching can have with alchemy. The simplest would be to coat reasonably cheap arrows with curare, but I certainly could think of the usefulness of fire and smoke arrows.

Or perhaps some sort of smoke, teargas or knock out grenade. You know, a little clay vessel filled with an alchemical compound.
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That would be great, but we'd need a lot more training in Alchemy before we can pull that off. Matlal should presumably be able to teach us.
 
MTB said:
Does it work on spirits like the Fleshweaver? I doubt it could work on the Firesprites, the weaver had a corporeal body.
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I'm... not sure. At all, really. Doesn't hurt to try, but I wouldn't count on it. We should probably ask Matlal about it.

@MTB @Tomcost can I get you guys to vote for me since we basically wanted the same things?
 
@Azel, what are we going to be doing in these two weeks of rest? Will we be learning to read while our stuff is being crafted for us?
 
@Azel What kind of arrows, besides MW Bone, would we need for our shiny MW bow?

Would Exceptional Bronze work?

I now feel very stupid that a leg weights 4 but is worth 35 when armour weights 2 and is worth 60.
 
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TotallyNotEvil said:
@Azel What kind of arrows, besides MW Bone, would we need for our shiny MW bow?

Would Exceptional Bronze work?

I now feel very stupid that a leg weights 4 but is worth 35 when armour weights 2 and is worth 60.
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@TotallyNotEvil, here you go.
Azel said:
@Nevill, keep in mind that the effective quality of a bow is lowered when using arrows worse then it.

You can get in Tlamaca:
Exceptional Obsidian Arrows - 2 Quachtli per 30
Regular Bronze Arrows - 1 Tlaltepoztli per 30
Exceptional Bronze Arrows - 2 Tlaltepoztli per 30

Masterwork arrows are unavailable, except for those carved from spirit bone and you would need to supply those.

That being said, the only things better then this bow are a Masterwork Warbow and magical gear.
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Yes, but are those simply the best arrows we can get, or are those enough to use our bow as Mwk?

Also, @Azel arent the prices for Mwk gear kind of stupid high? Especially as we are supplying the material?

These guys are billing enough to buy bronze armour, just to carve the weapons.

They are making some insane profits there.
 
TotallyNotEvil said:
Yes, but are those simply the best arrows we can get, or are those enough to use our bow as Mwk?

Also, @Azel arent the prices for Mwk gear kind of stupid high? Especially as we are supplying the material?

These guys are billing enough to buy bronze armour, just to carve the weapons.

They are making some insane profits there.
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The thing is that we pay for not only work, but the skill to make it. It's the same with modern technology, if you want to get something advanced fixed it costs more, no matter the costs for him or how hard it is, because you pay for the knowledge and skill to do it.

[X] Duesal

I really wanted us to be rich and get both bow, armor, arrows and sword of masterwork G.G I'd be so happy... Besides, dagger and sword is a good combo, both because you can use separately and together, and because when people take your bow and sword in a inspection, they rarely see the hidden dagger, they won't expect a second diferent melee weapon >;)
 
TotallyNotEvil said:
Yes, but are those simply the best arrows we can get, or are those enough to use our bow as Mwk?

Also, @Azel arent the prices for Mwk gear kind of stupid high? Especially as we are supplying the material?

These guys are billing enough to buy bronze armour, just to carve the weapons.

They are making some insane profits there.
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I'd be happy if the high price also served as a guarantee that we won't be discovered.
 
@Azel, for speculation, how much would a bronze sword cost?

Also, another thing, can we get some rumors from that girl we semi-recruited? I'd like to see if there are other lucrative opportunities.
 
Duesal said:
--[x] Exceptional Bronze Arrows - 2 Tlaltepoztli for 60 Arrows
--[x] Exceptional Obsidian Arrows - 2 Quachtli for 60 Arrows
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It's 30 each.

I think we should ask Xochi for the full 10 Tlaltepoztli, as we are currently spending literally all our money.

[X] Duesal

Man, we took 1 leg, 1 fang and 5 armour, instead of 3 leg, 1 fang and 1 armour, we'd have made an extra 170 Tlaltepoztly.

So. Salty.
 
TotallyNotEvil said:
It's 30 each.

I think we should ask Xochi for the full 10 Tlaltepoztli, as we are currently spending literally all our money.
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Damn. Alright, fixing. And yeah, might as well borrow it all since we need a bit of money for a rainy day. Xochi is the best and I don't regret recruiting her at all.
TotallyNotEvil said:
Man, we took 1 leg, 1 fang and 5 armour, instead of 3 leg, 1 fang and 1 armour, we'd have made an extra 170 Tlaltepoztly.

So. Salty.
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Maybe with time we'll be able to tell how much spirit parts cost? I know there was speculation on learning metalworking so we could operate in the market better and be sure we weren't being cheated.
 
@Duesal, I will have to check my notes later when I'm back on my notebook, but a sword should be around 50 - 100 Tl if my memory doesn't fail me.

In regards to the masterwork prices, a good part of that is paying for tool repair and time. Since no craftsmen here would be willing to spend months to slowly carve the spirit-bone with softer tools, they will dull a good set of metal tools a few times before they are done.
 
Azel said:
@Duesal, I will have to check my notes later when I'm back on my notebook, but a sword should be around 50 - 100 Tl if my memory doesn't fail me.

In regards to the masterwork prices, a good part of that is paying for tool repair and time. Since no craftsmen here would be willing to spend months to slowly carve the spirit-bone with softer tools, they will dull a good set of metal tools a few times before they are done.
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I am really looking forward to that masterwork spiritbone bow by the end of this. That thing is going to be incredible.
 
@Azel Shouldn't the legs be worth a bit more?

They have more material (weight 4) and they can be used for a variety of weapons.

@Duesal It's a pity about the arrows. But 12.5 Tlal for a bundle or bone arrows, when Exceptional Bronze costs 2 is... Unattainable.
 
TotallyNotEvil said:
@Duesal It's a pity about the arrows. But 12.5 Tlal for a bundle or bone arrows, when Exceptional Bronze costs 2 is... Unattainable.
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I'm only getting the Exceptional Bronze arrows now since it's always a bit dicey staying in the city when we might be forced to leave at any moment, and this is the best place for us to shop for miles around. It's like Molten Skies all over again, isn't it?

But yeah, having a long-ranged option against spirits is a must. Did you want me to go for Regular Bronze arrows or are you okay with sticking with Exceptional? Personally I think it's worth the investment for Exceptional arrows.
 
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